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Apr 2020
54m 26s

Couples Under Lockdown: Bavaria, Germany

Esther Perel Global Media
About this episode
For the last year they have lived in separate countries. She took a dream job closer to where she grew up in Germany and he stayed behind with the promise he would follow soon. Six months turned into a year, which turned into a conversation that questioned the foundation of their marriage. It took the coronavirus to get them back under one roof again. While ... Show More
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